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Santee, CA vs Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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- Rancho Santa Fe is 0% more densely populated than Santee.
- People are 18.1% more likely to be married in Rancho Santa Fe.
- The Median Age is 8.7 years older in Rancho Santa Fe.
 Santee, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,914329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4838.4
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 Population - 201053,677  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,252285,036,114
 Population - 199052,902  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-24.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock434.093.4
 Land Area16.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santee, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock19.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Santee, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 White67.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian4.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santee, CARancho Santa Fe, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock61.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households20,620  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock82180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock60.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,816  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 14 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 18 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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Reviews for Rancho Santa Fe    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very expensive and housing values  More

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